SR Watson {93}, SM Katich {98}, RT Ponting {57}, MEK Hussey {82} and NM Hauritz {75} scored half centuries in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing test against Pakistan at Melbourne, providing the third instance of first five batsman scoring half centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

No	Batsmen	Score	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon	Yr
1	MTGElloit	69	1	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Aug	97
2	MATaylor	76	1	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Aug	97
3	GS Blewett	50	1	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Aug	97
4	MEWaugh	68	1	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Aug	97
5	SRWaugh	75	1	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Aug	97
1	ImranFarhat	61	2	Pak	NZl	Napier	Dec	09
2	SalmanButt	66	2	Pak	NZl	Napier	Dec	09
3	Faisal Iqbal	67	2	Pak	NZl	Napier	Dec	09
4	MohdYousuf	89	2	Pak	NZl	Napier	Dec	09
5	UmarAkmal	77	2	Pak	NZl	Napier	Dec	09
1	SRWatson	93	1	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	Dec	09
2	SMKatich	98	1	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	Dec	09
3	RTPonting	57	1	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	Dec	09
4	MEKHussey	82	1	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	Dec	09
5	NMHauritz	75	1	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	Dec	09

There are 17 occasions of first five or six batsman scoring fifties in a test innings which are furnished below.

No	Team	Inns	Opp	Ground	Season	C	HC	F
1	Eng	1	Win	Kingston	1929/30	2	4	6
2	Pak	2	Ind	Lahore	1989/90	3	3	6
3	Ind	2	Aus	Kolkata	1997/98	1	5	6
4	Pak	3	Ind	Karachi	2005/06	1	5	6
5	Eng	2	Aus	Lord’s	1926	2	3	5
6	Eng	4	SAF	Durban	1938/39	3	2	5
7	NZl	2	Pak	Lahore	1964/65	1	4	5
8	Pak	2	Aus	Melbourne	1972/73	2	3	5
9	Aus	1	Eng	Lord’s	1993	3	2	5
10	Aus	1	Eng	Nottingham	1997	0	5	5
11	Ind	3	NZl	Mohali	1999/00	2	3	5
12	Aus	1	Eng	The Oval	2001	3	2	5
13	Eng	3	Srl	Lord’s	2002	2	3	5
14	Aus	2	Ind	Delhi	2008/09	1	4	5
15	Ind	2	Srl	Mum/BS	2009/10	1	4	5
16	Pak	3	NZl	Napier	2009/10	0	5	5
17	Aus	1	Pak	Melbourne	2009/10	0	5	5